QUESTIONNAIRE - Page 17

The method of filling in the questions and of scoring is explained in the first page of the Questionnaire, Activity.

C - MASTERY/SYMPATHY

Trait 3 - AMBITION

Do you desire to be an important person in your community?

Yes* | Maybe | No || Score:
Do you set your aspirations low in order to avoid disappointments?

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Would you describe yourself as an ambitious person?

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Do you work hard for success rather than daydream about it?

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Do you have any tendancy towards laziness?

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Do you try to do things immediately rather than put them off until later?

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Do you pursue your aims with relentless determination?

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When you sat for exams during school or college, did you do a lot of preparation for them?

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Do days sometimes go by without you having done a thing?

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Do you find it difficult to enjoy a holiday because you would rather be back at work?

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Are you sometimes so excited by your work that thinking about it keeps you awake at night?

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Do you compare your ability and performance on a job with that of other people?

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Are you enclined to be envious of the success of other people?

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Do you get excited when you are telling someone about your future plans?

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Is it important to you to "get on in the world"?

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Do you enjoy reading about the lives of famous people?

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Are you satisfied with things just as they are rather than striving to improve your position?

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Do you find distractions very annoying when you are working?

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Would you prefer to laze on the beach rather than work on a project?

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Have you ever tried to model your life on that of a person you admire?

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Are you satisfied with your current achievements?

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Would you very much enjoy being "in the public eye"?

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Are you embarrassed if you caught being lazy?

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Do you take a great deal of pride in your achievements?

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Do you have a strong desire to "better yourself"?

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Do you prefer to mix with people who are ambitious and successful?

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Do you let an escalator carry you along without walking yourself?

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Do you know what you want and are determined to get it?

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Do you think it is important to make a creative contribution to society?

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Are you happy to live your life without necessarily making any impact on the world around you?

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When you play a game, is it important to you to do well?

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ANALYSIS

Those with high scores are ambitious, hard-working, competitive, keen to improve their social standing and place a high value on productivity or creative output. They have clear aims in life and are willing to put in the effort to achieve them.

Those with low scores place little value on competitive performance or creating worthwhile effects. Such a person may be retiring, aimless or apethetic; this may be because of past failures, disillusionment, a feeling of estrangement from the goals of society, or simply not having established a personal identity or vision for the future.

How do you compare?

The norm on this trait is between 14-15 points (a statistical approximation). This may be represented on the following scale:

Ambitiousness 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 || 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Unambitiousness

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